Low-Altitude Laser Surveys Provide Flexibility and Savings
The Federal Highway Administration's Central Federal Lands Highway Division (CFLHD) Survey and Right-of-Way Team recently tackled two challenging road surveys with low-altitude LiDAR terrain...
The Marriage of Safety and Land-Use Planning: A Fresh Look At Local Roadways
With the passage of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) in 1998, Congress for the first time required that states and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) incorporate...
Strengthening The Connection Between Transportation and Land Use
"Smart growth" is an issue that is resounding throughout the country.
Iron and Asphalt: The Evolution of The Spiral Curve in Railroads and Parkways
The spiral curve was first used in railroads in the late 1800s, and its use peaked in the design of the parkways of the 1930s.
New Life for Old Transmitters: Converting GWEN to NDGPS
The recent conversion of two Ground Wave Emergency Network (GWEN) sites in Annapolis and Hagerstown, Md., to Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System (NDGPS) broadcast stations is the...
Colossal Partnership: Denver's $1.67 Billion T-REX Project
Metro Denver's Transportation Expansion Project (T-REX), a $1.67 billion combined freeway reconstruction and light-rail extension, is as massive as the name implies, and three years ago, it was...
One-Of-A-Kind Bridge Project Protects National Bird
The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) and its construction and design partners are taking extreme measures to protect the environment and our national symbol, the bald eagle, during the...
Partnership Protects Pristine Estuary and Wetlands
Today on Whalen Island, Ore., great blue herons perch on shore, splashing into clear waters when they spy a fish.
Relationship Marketing: A Key to Success and Survival
These days, it seems that we, American consumers, make more and more of our purchases from stores, companies, or services with whom we've developed long-term relationships.
Guest Editorial
Editor's Notes
The following observations and statistics are from Stuck in Traffic: How Increasing Traffic Congestion Is Putting the Brakes on Economic Growth, a May 2001 report by The Road Information Program (...
Along the Road
Along The Road
Along the Road is the place to look for information about current and upcoming activities, developments, trends, and items of general interest to the highway community.
Internet Watch
Internet Watch
E-gov is the idea of creating a public portal that facilitates access to government-related information, products, and services and that provides the ability to conduct online transactions.
Training Update
National Highway Institute (NHI)
Computerized Traffic Signal Systems (#133010) presents current technology and control options available for computerized traffic control, including microcomputer applications.
Communication Product Updates
Recent Publications
Below are brief descriptions of reports recently published by the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Office of Research, Development, and Technology.
Conferences/Special Events Calendar
Conferences & Special Events Calendar
September...